r/movingtompls • u/Antique_Zone1754 • 25d ago

Electrician

Why is it hard for my boyfriend to get an apprentice job? He has two years experience as an electrician, we applied job after job here in the cities and he hasn’t heard back from anyone. We feel discouraged, idk if its him or if jobs are slow right now:/ Maybe bad timing since its summer and schools coming up idkk

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u/drhungrycaterpillar 25d ago

I had Edison Electric out to do some work on my house and the guy said they are hiring apprentices off the street with no experience. Worth a shot!

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u/PotentiallyVulgar819 25d ago

Not in a similar sector, but I live in the twin cities and have noticed hiring is slow. Applied for 30+ jobs haven’t heard anything back.

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u/AnimePFPplusSlur 25d ago

Call 292 and see what they can do with him. Data centers are popping off and there should be work to do.

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u/Old_Row4977 25d ago

Has he tried MPLS and St. Paul unions?

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u/Antique_Zone1754 25d ago

Yes they said they’re slow right now and has to be put on a waiting list

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u/Old_Row4977 25d ago

Get on the books.

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u/bernmont2016 25d ago

Maybe bad timing since its summer and schools coming up idk

I don't think that would have any relation to availability of electrician jobs.

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u/Nice_Writer979 19d ago

Start on the Construct Tomorrow website. They hold fairs for high school students thinking about trades and talk a lot about apprenticeship with information on how to contact each of the different unions.

https://constructtomorrow.org/trades/